modem

Definition

A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog telephone signals and vice versa, allowing computers to communicate over a phone line.

Etymology

Clipping of modulator-demodulator

Example Sentences

• "Choose and rent, over PC and modem and fiber-optic line, from tens of thousands of second-run films, documentaries, the occasional sport, old beloved non—‘Happy Days’ programs, wholly new programs, cultural stuff, and c.[…]"